Creating AdvantageBlog

Month: May 2013

The controversial financial transaction tax (FTT) debate may now take another turn, as the European countries pushing for the tax appear to be redesigning their plans in the face of international opposition. Read more

Nine more countries have signed up to an agreement to automatically exchange tax information, help foreign nations to clamp down on tax debtors and allow countries to conduct wide-ranging joint multiparty tax investigations. Read more

House prices in May saw the sharpest rise in a single month since May 2007, with valuations driven up primarily by prices in London and the South East, according to figures from leading property analysts. Read more

The Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed a Europe-wide agreement on tackling tax avoidance as a “turning point” after EU leaders agreed yesterday (May 22nd) that countries should work together to ensure more transparency and backed US-led efforts to develop a new global template to combat banking secrecy. Read more